My father factory ordered a 1960 Impala 4 door hard top, it was called a Sport Sedan. Tasco Turquoise with a white roof, 283 V8. He loved it and it was in the family for many years. He gave it to his parents when we moved overseas in the fall of '62. It became my grandmothers car and she loved it. About 1970 my two younger sisters and I were travelling with her, rolling down the highway, sisters in the front seat and I in the back but leaning over into the front seat. All of us talking and laughing when I said to her something like "boy grandma, this thing really moves along". She glanced down at the speedometer and said "damn, this thing gets away on me". We were going 100 mph !! No lie. More laughter. She was a great lady.
This caught my eye as well. If it is not for the photo shoot, it is too bad GM does not provide work coats for the assembly line workers. The - particularly - women cannot be that vain. Well, the spray painters do not wear masks either - that is BAD.
@@KoldingDenmark Well, until a few years back no painter used to wear a mask. I know that as my dad owned a body shop since the early Seventies. It was by the early Ninties that I saw it for the very first time: A painter wearing a mask. It really astonished me.
59 and 1960 impalas were two different cars. The 59 model was a one year run. My favorite is the 1963 two door ss convertible with the 327 corvette engine
@@spottheoddity Nope! Impala were the best from 57 to 65. The Impala 66 was turned into muscle car, and lost its essence. It was the first model with square taillights just wasn't the same Impala of its predecessors.
I worked in auto plants for over 34 years. When I was discharged from the military. It was one of my first jobs out of the military.I started on third shift the same day I was hired. Between the third shift premiums and working in the spray booths as a painter. I was making more money in one week then I did in four months in the military. It was like going from a poverty state to becoming a millionaire. And I only got better as time went by I want to school learn a trade in progress and retire at a fairly young age.
@@jackieallen3344 I imagine painting a new car is a decently heavy responsibility; you cause a drip, and I imagine that car has to come off the line and have a several extra man hours put in it just to fix it...assuming you dont have to disassemble the panels to strip the edges or even replace them outright... Even leaving a spot too thin I imagine could call for either a full recoat, or a whole day to dry so you can mask off surrounding panels... And even then Ill bet you could see evidence of the mistake on close inspection. .... So how far off am I?
Travis Ryno , yep you got it right. But the cars are going so fast down the line you really get in a rhythm and just set in your pattern going to it. But I will guarantee if you have any imperfections the boss will let you know. 😁
DataWaveTaGo You are an idiot. My wife taught school in the intercity of Detroit for years. The vast majority of her students worked hard and did the best they could with what they had. My guess is that you haven’t spent ten minutes in an intercity. But you fancy yourself an expert.
Never ever again will we see these four wheeled works of art from this era of American cars, They looked good rode good, so what they used heaps of gas & leant on corners, but were fun to drive & had a personality, take me back to 59 and leave me there...
brian critchley Well they were pretty but inefficient and hugely unsafe . I miss the styling but would not chose one of those cars over a modern design when considering the safety of my family
I totally agree with you. Today you can not find anyone to take pride and care in building a car or truck. The vehicles today all look alike and cost a fortune.
carefull! you will have a hell of a time explaining who you are, what your smart phone is and why your wearing your cap backwards. But you will probably enjoy driving a car that is hard to stop, handles like shit, and is built to go 80.000 miles before being traded in. I choose to stay in 2018 and drive my Taurus for at least 10 years and enjoy performance far better than any 50s deathtrap....
My father was an engine block inspector at Ford for 45 years until his retirement in 1980. Growing up his job enabled us to have great vacations, eat like kings and afforded 8 children all the luxuries one could think of. Detroit and suburbs were a magical place then. Massive overtime is how dad managed to give us a station wagon car with 30 to 40 bags of groceries on Saturday shopping. Christmas presents took up 3 rooms in our house. Mom stayed home and managed the household. Her job never ended. She was on call 24/7. But we had a great childhood. Thanks mom and dad. With love, your son.
And most everyone was enjoying life.. as they could work a job and live comfortably. No one has seen anything called "the American Dream." The USA = Carrot & Stick. Life then = really good. Life today = not so good.
I ordered my 1960 Impala convertible in Suntan Copper with a 348ci Turbo-Thrust V8 and Turboglide transmission, Positraction rear axle, power steering and brakes, whitewall tires, speed and cruise control, Flexomatic power seat, power windows, air conditioner, radio and heater. When I woke up, I looked out the window and gazed at my new Chevy Biscayne sedan with a High-Thrift 235-L6 and 3-on-the-tree. Maybe someday I'll be able to afford a radio.
That Biscayne 2-door with a 348ci hooked to a Muncie (rock crusher) 4-speed would make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! And this coming from a dyed in wool Ford man.
I experienced that period, but it wasn't all sunshine and lollipops. We had the "Cold War" (duck and cover), polio, no cable or satellite or cell phones, TVs that needed servicing frequently. If you were a person of color, it was pure hell.
Had a 1960 4-door sedan Bel Aire and a rear axle fell out as I was driving down the road with my family. Thankfully the tire hitting the inside of the fender held the shaft partly in. Good car for that era. A real boat. In those days if you got 100K out of a vehicle that was pretty good.
My dad's sister bought a 1960 Impala 2 dr Sport Coupe brand new & I remember first seeing it in 1962 & I was so blown away by the radical styling of the tail fins & chrome. It was black with a red & white interior with the 283 4 on the floor stick. What really impressed me the most was the instrument panel design with all the gauges clustered in a pod. I recall going for a ride & went to a store & me & my granny were in the car parked behind a 59 Impala 4 dr hardtop with the overhang roof. 59 & 60 Chevy"s rock !
winggullseagull I had a 1961 Bel-Air in the 80’s with a 283 and 2 speed Powerglide. It was unforgettable with the whirring tranny noise, the dimming headlights at idle, the externally mounted oil filter and the smoke tube that puffed smoke underneath the car. No PCV and emissions crap back in them days! She was a 4 door, white with a blue interior.
@@peterjohnston1224 Thanks it's a bit late she sold it in 1965 I was bummed when my dad told me. Actually her '60 Impala may have had the small block because there were no "cross flags" fore & aft designating the big block. But one things for sure it was a 4 speed floor shift a rare factory option. She bought it for drag racing.
My grandfather had one, a black two door that he would back out to the end of the driveway to keep my brother and I warm while waiting on the school bus. I also had my fingers shut it the passenger side door when I was young, didn't break anything but hurt like hell, massive doors on the two door. Still love that car, and would have one if I could.
@@crusher9 Heh I saw a vid recently, a guy used some new door panels and some ingenuity to make a 4dr tri five Chevy to a 2dr. So what if its not a real one, just dont sell it claiming its a real one.
I've got one for sale. Not sure if it's made right to your specs? But it's specs is pretty much what everyone wants or dreams of and is one of the hottest sellers. This car is very highly optioned and is 1 of only 50 ever built in total production with these options. It's a 60 impala convertible high H.P. 283 automatic this car is truly a survivor everything original except 1 repaint its truly 100 point car on a 100 point scale it's red in color with red and white interior with a white top and 100 percent original except for the paint. Power windows and locks, power top, power brakes,power steering,power antennas, air condition, cruise, power seat. 1 of the best 60 impalas you will ever see. I hate to sell it but I have to many cars and not enough room so I'm selling a few cars to build a new garage. $99,500 car has guaranteed coverage amount of $150,000 an exceptional car. If interested call or text 1-304-208-1052 can send as many pics as you require. You will not be disappointed! Thank you for your love and appreciation of 60 impalas.
When they belched soot into the environment, had no corrosion protection to speak of, and you stood a large chance of disfigurement and death in many collision situations. But yes, they had style for days.
MrCoffeekelly Thats a damn lie. The average salary in america is $31,000.00 a year , 40% of people are spending half their monthly income on housing and child care in major cities is right around $20,000 a year. So tell me fuck boy where in the hell are all these great living wage jobs? Oh , i get it they must be in the thriving meth/heroin dealing business you and your trailer park buddies are getting rich in. Am i right cletus? 😉
sun rah 44 yeah that dude is a lie. Now in days if your not going to college you are considered "wasting your life". What happen to the days when you can get a job 9-5 and live comfortably, go home after and be happy.
sun rah 44 if you aren't making enough money maybe you should spend more time writing worthless comments on youtube. That will definitely help your situation.
WHO DA NEIGHBOR see your problem is that you are entitled. You think the guys in that video went out and bought 3000 sq. foot homes? or expensive clothes for their kids? or had 500 dollar a month cell phone bills? No. they worked hard every day and lived within their means. Most of them probably had second and third jobs.
Wow, that's Marvin Miller doing the narration -- the guy who handed out the checks on the TV show "The Millionaire," and who was the announcer on The Whistler radio show.
In 1957 I was an uneducated kid high school drop out ,and I got a job at the Tarrytown N.Y, Chevrolet plant,starting at over 100 dollars a week I thought I died and went to heaven ,it was hard work but it gave me dignity.
When I was a kid, we had a turquoise ElCamino. My parents swore it would float because of the wings...... That was a cool car. I remember seeing tv ads showing the assembly workers put different kinds of cars makes together. It was impressive.
Yeah I told my Wife over 25 YEARS Ago that being Male would be against the law would happen...Then I said being White would as well,Now if your a White Male.....😑
1.- I love the 60s impalas, so beautiful! 2.- Look like the beginning of "Christine" the movie, one of my favs! 3.- It is weird to think that, most of people in the video, may be dead by now! 🤔
One of the world's great body styles. My buddy bought a used 60, 283 with 3 on the tree, back in 1967 in high school. Damn that was a good car. He paid 400 for it.
While smoking unfiltered Camels. Actually... ALL cigarettes were unfiltered back then. You'd get the FULL hit of "rich tobacco flavor" with every inhale ! Ah, the strong taste of American freedom ! Just wash that nicotine aftertaste down with a quart of Pabst Blue Ribbon at lunch time. A quart of beer, a ham & Swiss sangwich on rye with Weber's horseradish mustard, a side of potato salad and an apple for dessert. Hey ! Who's stopping at the bar for a quick one after work ? Only one. I have to go home and kiss the dog and beat the wife. Ummm... reverse that.
@@greatlikeelviseh6063 Lead poisoning! 😹 When I was little, we used to cast lead (Civil War) Miniball Bullets on the kitchen stove. Look at me, I’m doing great!
Simple? Try taking one apart for restoration and reassembly. I hold a lot of respect for those men and women who worked in those plants. Unlike today where robots assemble 90% of the cars and trucks produced.
Haha I bet the guys near her were all kinds of beat up by the job. Slamming doors on fingers...trim screws thru a shirt sleeve..filling engine oil to the top... Yea id probably be one of em 😝
@@wildestcowboy2668 No. He traded it in on a new1968 Impala. My mother used to say that the 1960 Impala was a powerful car and liked driving it...I don't know what size engine it had.
Them were the last of the days when we could be proud to be americans .. I wish I was around in those days . Atleast my dad was he was just a boy back in 1960 .. He was a man when he came home from Vietnam in 1968 however .
While those models weren't good from a crash test perspective, they were nevertheless works of art IMO. Also, they contained more metal than automobiles in 2021. My hat off to those designers and assembly workers.
People working. Not standing around looking at stupid Facebook on who ate a burger at Wendy's. Oh we will never see these good times again. That's why they are called the good old days. Thank the Lord I grew up in the 50s.
59/60 are basically the same car, except, of course, the body style. 59 was pretty radical coming off of 1958. 1960 tones it down some. I do not like 1961, much. In 1959, one could get the 283 Fuel injected engine in the passenger car. For 1960, it was only available in the Corvette.
I don't think early fuel injections worked all that well. I wouldn't bother with that even on a Corvette. 60 Cadillacs were toned down over 59s. Same for Buick. It must have been a GM thing corporate wide.
This is back when Automotive assembling was art, like when they drop the body on the door frame it's almost a given that it's not going to line up precisely like these modern cars do. Almost like every car in them days had it's own set of tiny quirks making it a personality..
I'll take a red Impala convertible, 283/3-speed with overdrive. White top, radio, heater, whitewalls, backup lights, full wheelcovers. Not sure about a radio. Don't care about the clock, ether. Some of that might have been standard on the Impala, but you get what I mean. Power windows would be a novel touch. Throw in power steering, too.
For the Impala, back-up lights were standard....so was clock, A couple of different radios available, but you could have it just blacked out, if you wanted. Heater was standard on all models, A/C was a $468 option. The Full Wheel covers were a $14 option, for which Spinners were also available.
I thought the clock was standard. I'd definitely want full wheelcovers, but you do see them with dog dish hubcaps, even in the dealer brochures. No AC. It clutters up the engine compartment too much and in old cars, it never works anyway. I can live without it. If it's too hot, I won't go anywhere that day! :-) Thanks for the reply.
I do not think so. I have all of the sales brochure's, the Accessory catalog as well as the showroom binder and option price list and I have never seen any AM/FM radio available as an option. If I am wrong, please show it listed in any sales or production literature.
Back up lights, heater, clock were standard on the Impala line in 1960. Full wheel covers were $14.95. Power windows were available, so was power steering. You could opt out on the radio. A blanking plate would have been installed. You could use your savings to bump up to a 4 Speed on the floor. 3-on-tree was standard, followed by Powerglide, then turboglide transmissions. If available, a 3 speed w/overdrive may have only been available on the Corvette. Fuel injection, though available on the full size models in 1959, was only available on the Corvette in 1960.
Foreign cars took over due to the complacency of the American auto makers. Blaming foreign makes while failing to respond to them is the kind of behaviour that caused this.
You know you've gotten old when you remember being stranded on the side of the road by a 1959 Chevy that was only a few years old... ...or when all the cars you grew up riding around in are either "classics" now, or antiques. 🥴
They did things on a Big scale for sure .. Very impressive .. In many ways the cars were better back then.. Quality control got really bad in the 1980's but's that's when the Japanese cars got popular and the Big 3 had to wake up and catch up ..
BACK WHEN AMERICAN CARS WERE UNIQUE ,EACH HAD IT,S OWN STYLE AND SHAPE AND MORE VARIATION ALL AROUND ,AND IF YOU WERE HANDY YOU COULD FIX YOUR CAR UNLIKE TODAY WITH ALL THE ELECTRONICS YOU NEED A HANDHELD COMPUTER TO REPAIR THE SMALLEST THING ON TODAY,S CARS.THANKS -ACDELCO FOR THIS REMINDER OF WHAT AMERICA WAS .
A day when taking pride in your work meant something, men dressed as men and women dressed as ladies! and people wanted to work what an awesome time it was! American values Husbands and wives building American quality cars that still cruise the streets today.
Modern cars are reliable, economical and safe, they have no style, all look the same and are about as interesting as a refrigerator. But it's what regulations force us to buy. American cars here in the UK when I was a kid,1960s , were generally left by U S Airmen going back home. Thanks for the upload .
I worked in two plants similar. TRAILMOBILE Made tractor trailers & flatbeds. I put dies in presses & brakes. The BUDD COMPANY (Was to Ford & Chrysler what Fisher Body is to GM) Same gig.Heavy Equipment Operator Both Union jobs Good pay good benefits
My father factory ordered a 1960 Impala 4 door hard top, it was called a Sport Sedan. Tasco Turquoise with a white roof, 283 V8. He loved it and it was in the family for many years. He gave it to his parents when we moved overseas in the fall of '62. It became my grandmothers car and she loved it. About 1970 my two younger sisters and I were travelling with her, rolling down the highway, sisters in the front seat and I in the back but leaning over into the front seat. All of us talking and laughing when I said to her something like "boy grandma, this thing really moves along". She glanced down at the speedometer and said "damn, this thing gets away on me". We were going 100 mph !! No lie. More laughter. She was a great lady.
These workers were better dressed on the assembly line than Silicon Valley CEOs today.
This caught my eye as well.
If it is not for the photo shoot, it is too bad GM does not provide work coats for the assembly line workers.
The - particularly - women cannot be that vain.
Well, the spray painters do not wear masks either - that is BAD.
@@KoldingDenmark Well, until a few years back no painter used to wear a mask. I know that as my dad owned a body shop since the early Seventies. It was by the early Ninties that I saw it for the very first time: A painter wearing a mask. It really astonished me.
@@KoldingDenmark People like YOU are what's wrong with society .
@@4NINETYSIX
Really?
Explain.
It looks funny nowadays you see the American GM workers in sweat pants and t shirt on the assembly line.
Man … that guy lifts those crank shafts all day and all week by hand … what a freaking monster...
59 and 60 Chevys were some of the best looking cars ever made...
66 was the first year the impala was worth looking at
64 ss were also nice.
59 and 1960 impalas were two different cars.
The 59 model was a one year run. My favorite is the 1963 two door ss convertible with the 327 corvette engine
'55 thru & including '1970
@@spottheoddity
Nope! Impala were the best from 57 to 65. The Impala 66 was turned into muscle car, and lost its essence. It was the first model with square taillights just wasn't the same Impala of its predecessors.
much respect to all those people that worked in those car plants👍👏
I worked in auto plants for over 34 years. When I was discharged from the military. It was one of my first jobs out of the military.I started on third shift the same day I was hired. Between the third shift premiums and working in the spray booths as a painter. I was making more money in one week then I did in four months in the military. It was like going from a poverty state to becoming a millionaire. And I only got better as time went by I want to school learn a trade in progress and retire at a fairly young age.
@@jackieallen3344 I imagine painting a new car is a decently heavy responsibility; you cause a drip, and I imagine that car has to come off the line and have a several extra man hours put in it just to fix it...assuming you dont have to disassemble the panels to strip the edges or even replace them outright...
Even leaving a spot too thin I imagine could call for either a full recoat, or a whole day to dry so you can mask off surrounding panels...
And even then Ill bet you could see evidence of the mistake on close inspection.
.... So how far off am I?
Travis Ryno , yep you got it right. But the cars are going so fast down the line you really get in a rhythm and just set in your pattern going to it. But I will guarantee if you have any imperfections the boss will let you know. 😁
This is why Detroit was a beautiful vibrant city in the 60's, nothing like the toilet it is today.
Yeah... it was just awesome in the summer of 1967.
@Detroit Seeds re: "If a poor person wants something bad enough they'll get it"
By breaking a window(?) ;)
DataWaveTaGo You are an idiot. My wife taught school in the intercity of Detroit for years. The vast majority of her students worked hard and did the best they could with what they had. My guess is that you haven’t spent ten minutes in an intercity. But you fancy yourself an expert.
@@sixmile2360 The *;)* is a form of ... never mind...
I resent you insulting my toilet.
Never ever again will we see these four wheeled works of art from this era of American cars, They looked good rode good, so what they used heaps of gas & leant on corners, but were fun to drive & had a personality, take me back to 59 and leave me there...
brian critchley ooo
brian critchley Well they were pretty but inefficient and hugely unsafe . I miss the styling but would not chose one of those cars over a modern design when considering the safety of my family
brian critchley yeah 😂✊✊😁
I totally agree with you. Today you can not find anyone to take pride and care in building a car or truck. The vehicles today all look alike and cost a fortune.
carefull! you will have a hell of a time explaining who you are, what your smart phone is and why your wearing your cap backwards. But you will probably enjoy driving a car that is hard to stop, handles like shit, and is built to go 80.000 miles before being traded in. I choose to stay in 2018 and drive my Taurus for at least 10 years and enjoy performance far better than any 50s deathtrap....
My father was an engine block inspector at Ford for 45 years until his retirement in 1980. Growing up his job enabled us to have great vacations, eat like kings and afforded 8 children all the luxuries one could think of. Detroit and suburbs were a magical place then. Massive overtime is how dad managed to give us a station wagon car with 30 to 40 bags of groceries on Saturday shopping. Christmas presents took up 3 rooms in our house. Mom stayed home and managed the household. Her job never ended. She was on call 24/7. But we had a great childhood. Thanks mom and dad. With love, your son.
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I love Impalas and watching these kinds of videos give me nothing but delight!
Not an obese American anywhere. Healthier times.
Lol. You look fat in you pic. Just saying.. I'm fat too.. :-)
There were tons of obese Americans.
@@Bartonovich52
Way more fat ass is now than ever
Good Point...
And most everyone was enjoying life.. as they could work a job and live comfortably. No one has seen anything called "the American Dream." The USA = Carrot & Stick. Life then = really good. Life today = not so good.
This is depressing I wanna go back then!!
Sorry bud, our social cohesion and way of life has been destroyed on the alter of globalism and diversity.
Those cars were works of art..
I ordered my 1960 Impala convertible in Suntan Copper with a 348ci Turbo-Thrust V8 and Turboglide transmission, Positraction rear axle, power steering and brakes, whitewall tires, speed and cruise control, Flexomatic power seat, power windows, air conditioner, radio and heater. When I woke up, I looked out the window and gazed at my new Chevy Biscayne sedan with a High-Thrift 235-L6 and 3-on-the-tree. Maybe someday I'll be able to afford a radio.
Haha love the classic when I woke up line 👍👍
That Biscayne 2-door with a 348ci hooked to a Muncie (rock crusher) 4-speed would make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! And this coming from a dyed in wool Ford man.
Still a beautiful car with the old faithfull 6 cyl. and powerglide.
1958 Biscayne $1800 out the door.
Thanks AC, great video.
I also have a 60 Impala & it's great to see where it all began.
Thanks again.
I will always be jealous of people who got to experience that period of American history. Wow!
I experienced that period, but it wasn't all sunshine and lollipops. We had the "Cold War" (duck and cover), polio, no cable or satellite or cell phones, TVs that needed servicing frequently. If you were a person of color, it was pure hell.
The red Impala with the gangster whitewalls looks pretty sharp.
Although an option, 2 1/4" whitewalls were common at the time.
Bias ply!!
That 348 had to haul ass too.
Hands down Chevy made the best looking cars back then
We had a 1960 Impala It was a great car for 12 years
Mark Arrivi
We had a 1960 Impala It was a great car for 12 years
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hi M A...
wow that is so long 412 years a car
the car rusted on the fenders and it was garage kept all its life
Mark Arrivi Sounds like a easily repairable issue.
Robert Fernandez. we got rid of it in 1972
Had a 1960 4-door sedan Bel Aire and a rear axle fell out as I was driving down the road with my family. Thankfully the tire hitting the inside of the fender held the shaft partly in. Good car for that era. A real boat. In those days if you got 100K out of a vehicle that was pretty good.
My dad's sister bought a 1960 Impala 2 dr Sport Coupe brand new & I remember first seeing it in 1962 & I was so blown away by the radical styling of the tail fins & chrome. It was black with a red & white interior with the 283 4 on the floor stick. What really impressed me the most was the instrument panel design with all the gauges clustered in a pod. I recall going for a ride & went to a store & me & my granny were in the car parked behind a 59 Impala 4 dr hardtop with the overhang roof. 59 & 60 Chevy"s rock !
winggullseagull I had a 1961 Bel-Air in the 80’s with a 283 and 2 speed Powerglide. It was unforgettable with the whirring tranny noise, the dimming headlights at idle, the externally mounted oil filter and the smoke tube that puffed smoke underneath the car. No PCV and emissions crap back in them days! She was a 4 door, white with a blue interior.
Hmmm. I'd like to meet your aunt. Cruising around in her Black Impala with a big V-8 and a 4-on-the-floor. Sexy babe back in the day.
@@peterjohnston1224 Thanks it's a bit late she sold it in 1965 I was bummed when my dad told me. Actually her '60 Impala may have had the small block because there were no "cross flags" fore & aft designating the big block.
But one things for sure it was a 4 speed floor shift a rare factory option. She bought it for drag racing.
My grandfather had one, a black two door that he would back out to the end of the driveway to keep my brother and I warm while waiting on the school bus. I also had my fingers shut it the passenger side door when I was young, didn't break anything but hurt like hell, massive doors on the two door. Still love that car, and would have one if I could.
I'd love to be able to buy a brand new 1960 Impala made right to my specs.
Today for about a $100K you can.
I don't think it would be the same.
@@crusher9
Heh I saw a vid recently, a guy used some new door panels and some ingenuity to make a 4dr tri five Chevy to a 2dr.
So what if its not a real one, just dont sell it claiming its a real one.
I wonder if you found the "right" dealer, that could have ordered a 348ci with the Rochester fuel injection. That would have been SWEET!
I've got one for sale. Not sure if it's made right to your specs? But it's specs is pretty much what everyone wants or dreams of and is one of the hottest sellers. This car is very highly optioned and is 1 of only 50 ever built in total production with these options. It's a 60 impala convertible high H.P. 283 automatic this car is truly a survivor everything original except 1 repaint its truly 100 point car on a 100 point scale it's red in color with red and white interior with a white top and 100 percent original except for the paint. Power windows and locks, power top, power brakes,power steering,power antennas, air condition, cruise, power seat. 1 of the best 60 impalas you will ever see. I hate to sell it but I have to many cars and not enough room so I'm selling a few cars to build a new garage. $99,500 car has guaranteed coverage amount of $150,000 an exceptional car. If interested call or text 1-304-208-1052 can send as many pics as you require. You will not be disappointed! Thank you for your love and appreciation of 60 impalas.
Had a 60' Bel Air 283 ci. One of the best cars I ever had.....when they were metal & quality!
When they belched soot into the environment, had no corrosion protection to speak of, and you stood a large chance of disfigurement and death in many collision situations. But yes, they had style for days.
Back when America was great...
CEOkiller Nope
Yep now we r “Great Again” I miss the old days
Bring back the old way of building GOOD OL AMERICAN CARS!!!bc Prius and smart cars are damn joke!!
AndrewO_o America was never great.
Not great for blacks.
I like the trucks from that era
Back when a guy could graduate from high school and get a job that paid a living wage.
MrCoffeekelly
Thats a damn lie. The average salary in america is $31,000.00 a year , 40% of people are spending half their monthly income on housing and child care in major cities is right around $20,000 a year. So tell me fuck boy where in the hell are all these great living wage jobs? Oh , i get it they must be in the thriving meth/heroin dealing business you and your trailer park buddies are getting rich in. Am i right cletus? 😉
sun rah 44 yeah that dude is a lie. Now in days if your not going to college you are considered "wasting your life". What happen to the days when you can get a job 9-5 and live comfortably, go home after and be happy.
No need to graduate, eighth-grade would have been enough.
sun rah 44 if you aren't making enough money maybe you should spend more time writing worthless comments on youtube. That will definitely help your situation.
WHO DA NEIGHBOR see your problem is that you are entitled. You think the guys in that video went out and bought 3000 sq. foot homes? or expensive clothes for their kids? or had 500 dollar a month cell phone bills? No. they worked hard every day and lived within their means. Most of them probably had second and third jobs.
4:45 back when you could use flint water to wash a car.
Gee that old lasalle ran great, those were the days.
What is FLINTWATER?
@@nygelmiller5293
Nowadays it's something that would corrode your insides out like salt on steel.
Wow, that's Marvin Miller doing the narration -- the guy who handed out the checks on the TV show "The Millionaire," and who was the announcer on The Whistler radio show.
Awesome piece of history showing how the bubble top I mpala was constructed
In 1957 I was an uneducated kid high school drop out ,and I got a job at the Tarrytown N.Y, Chevrolet plant,starting at over 100 dollars a week I thought I died and went to heaven ,it was hard work but it gave me dignity.
The 1960 Chevy looked like it was moving when it was parked!
The '59 Impala was the BEST looking car of that era and that's from the perspective of a Ford fan-boy!
@@TheOzthewiz no argument here! My dream car.
Love them bubble tops
My favorite car has always been the 1960 Chevy Impala. Im glad I've owned a few back in the day. Wished I had one now.
Back when cars are real masterpieces
When I was a kid, we had a turquoise ElCamino. My parents swore it would float because of the wings...... That was a cool car. I remember seeing tv ads showing the assembly workers put different kinds of cars makes together. It was impressive.
One of my fav Chevys 1960. and 1958
Didn't like the '59 Impala?
When we still made stuff here. Unfortunate that we lost are way its enough to make you cry.
When a car was a car, a man was a man, and women were glad of it
Souds like a Jay Leno, tongue in cheek, remark
@@richcar3434 HaHa.... exactly, saw him at the Waikiki Hilton in 1987, somehow that quip stuck with me all these years
@@northtone288 Very cool!👍...take care!😷
Yeah I told my Wife over 25 YEARS Ago that being Male would be against the law would happen...Then I said being White would as well,Now if your a White Male.....😑
Thanks for this! I have a 1960 Impala and I think they are just lovely... Cheers!
1.- I love the 60s impalas, so beautiful!
2.- Look like the beginning of "Christine" the movie, one of my favs!
3.- It is weird to think that, most of people in the video, may be dead by now! 🤔
Better times, great video ! The big 3 ruled .
You gotta love the 60 Impala!
Simpler times....and we didnt need a cell phone.
Like Eddie Money (RIP) said....."I Wanna Go Back".
A time we will never get back....we have lost our way
One of the world's great body styles. My buddy bought a used 60, 283 with 3 on the tree, back in 1967 in high school. Damn that was a good car. He paid 400 for it.
Melting lead? No problem! 0:10 Spraying paint? We don't get no stinking filter mask! 2:52
These were jobs for REAL men, NO wusses allowed!
But they are spraying paint over the lead, so that makes it safe.
@@MrTheHillfolk The paint had lead in it too.
While smoking unfiltered Camels. Actually... ALL cigarettes were unfiltered back then. You'd get the FULL hit of "rich tobacco flavor" with every inhale ! Ah, the strong taste of American freedom ! Just wash that nicotine aftertaste down with a quart of Pabst Blue Ribbon at lunch time. A quart of beer, a ham & Swiss sangwich on rye with Weber's horseradish mustard, a side of potato salad and an apple for dessert. Hey ! Who's stopping at the bar for a quick one after work ? Only one. I have to go home and kiss the dog and beat the wife. Ummm... reverse that.
Safety glasses? Heck NO!
What a cars man. Thnx for sharing this golden age video
And management wondered why there was such high turnover on the paint crew....wow
I'm sure they enjoyed a long retirement!
Paints were much better back then.
@@catlady8324 And so was lead poisoning.
@@greatlikeelviseh6063 Lead poisoning! 😹 When I was little, we used to cast lead (Civil War) Miniball Bullets on the kitchen stove. Look at me, I’m doing great!
@@catlady8324 LOL
Fascinating to see these old videos.
Those sweet looking Impalas ! 🍌👌👍✔💖
I owned a '60 Impala....great car..loved GM from that day forward
Funny as hell listening to what he was saying and now those cars are considered ridiculously simple.
MustObeyTheRules but better and this new junk car to day. plastic crap i hate new cars. put me back to the 50s or 1969s.
Simple? Try taking one apart for restoration and reassembly. I hold a lot of respect for those men and women who worked in those plants. Unlike today where robots assemble 90% of the cars and trucks produced.
Tom Svenkesen Is it really worth getting stabbed in the chest by a steering column during an accident?
Ridiculously simple, huh? I'd like to see you work on one of them.
tm4625 you can actually work on these kinds of cars unlike todays where u need a dealer level scan tool that costs 3000 dollars
Men is so sad to see what this factories in Detroit became today, all abandoned and vandalized. Glad that I own a piece of machine from this era.
3:06
Ahhh... I remember the good old days. That was back when sexy pants knew how to install a head light ring.
Haha I bet the guys near her were all kinds of beat up by the job.
Slamming doors on fingers...trim screws thru a shirt sleeve..filling engine oil to the top... Yea id probably be one of em 😝
She's setting beam angle
My father had a black 1960 Chevy. It was a great car.
Does he still have it
@@wildestcowboy2668 No. He traded it in on a new1968 Impala. My mother used to say that the 1960 Impala was a powerful car and liked driving it...I don't know what size engine it had.
@@somersetdc probably a 409, take care up there
Them were the last of the days when we could be proud to be americans .. I wish I was around in those days .
Atleast my dad was he was just a boy back in 1960 .. He was a man when he came home from Vietnam in 1968 however .
This is a clip from the film "American Maker", made in 1960. The whole film is even Better
While those models weren't good from a crash test perspective, they were nevertheless works of art IMO. Also, they contained more metal than automobiles in 2021. My hat off to those designers and assembly workers.
Glad i lived and grew up during that time,
Diggin' those Hawaiian shirts on the carb line.
Econoline one barrel carbs! Easy to rebuild because really cheezy pre war technology. GM was really skating.
@4:10 ".....there must be catchers as well as pitchers.." LOL
Love that white over red Impala! 😍😍😍
I also have a 1960 Chevy Impala awesome video
hustiene66 want to sell it?
2019. Car's of today are by far the best made. Safety, technology, and dependable. But they offer no style of years gone by.
They are APPLIANCES!
People working. Not standing around looking at stupid Facebook on who ate a burger at Wendy's. Oh we will never see these good times again. That's why they are called the good old days. Thank the Lord I grew up in the 50s.
I like 59s better than 1960, but wouldn't kick a '60 out of the garage. They were all nice at least from 49 through 1964.
59/60 are basically the same car, except, of course, the body style. 59 was pretty radical coming off of 1958. 1960 tones it down some. I do not like 1961, much. In 1959, one could get the 283 Fuel injected engine in the passenger car. For 1960, it was only available in the Corvette.
I don't think early fuel injections worked all that well. I wouldn't bother with that even on a Corvette. 60 Cadillacs were toned down over 59s. Same for Buick. It must have been a GM thing corporate wide.
The best were 1967-1969
@@OldTimerGarden Nah, too new for my tastes. Plus they were cheapened up quite a bit starting in 1965. But 67s and 68s weren't too bad.
YES, the '59 had the MOST BEAUTIFUL tail lights, the 60's rear end was MEH!
كنا نملك نفس السياره ذهبيه في الرياض ايام الطفوله اشتق الى جدي
Had a 60 Impala 2 door hardtop, 283 with a 3 speed manual. Nice car.
when u.s middle class had real job ....
before they voted in unions that $$$$ them out of a job
Now it's the one world government that's put them out of a job
@@bobbys4327 If you believe that I got a bridge for sale.
I had a 1960 Chevy, it was high quality!
Я восхищён 👍👏
Stunning beautiful cars
Back when people knew how to craft things with tools and their hands.. Nowadays if it doesn't have a screen or a app young kids are lost
pride in their work...
Back when average waist line wasn't oversized
Very cool watching this!!!! 👍👍👍
My favorite car, a 1960 Chevy Impala.
This is back when Automotive assembling was art, like when they drop the body on the door frame it's almost a given that it's not going to line up precisely like these modern cars do. Almost like every car in them days had it's own set of tiny quirks making it a personality..
That's why they needed 'humans' to do some final tweaking ( with a BFM) in order to get things to fit!
My favorite 1960 Chevy Impala but I love convertible's in gloss Red but in warm climate weather not frigid winter weather
I'll take a red Impala convertible, 283/3-speed with overdrive. White top, radio, heater, whitewalls, backup lights, full wheelcovers. Not sure about a radio. Don't care about the clock, ether. Some of that might have been standard on the Impala, but you get what I mean. Power windows would be a novel touch. Throw in power steering, too.
For the Impala, back-up lights were standard....so was clock, A couple of different radios available, but you could have it just blacked out, if you wanted. Heater was standard on all models, A/C was a $468 option. The Full Wheel covers were a $14 option, for which Spinners were also available.
I thought the clock was standard. I'd definitely want full wheelcovers, but you do see them with dog dish hubcaps, even in the dealer brochures. No AC. It clutters up the engine compartment too much and in old cars, it never works anyway. I can live without it. If it's too hot, I won't go anywhere that day! :-) Thanks for the reply.
I do not think so. I have all of the sales brochure's, the Accessory catalog as well as the showroom binder and option price list and I have never seen any AM/FM radio available as an option. If I am wrong, please show it listed in any sales or production literature.
Back up lights, heater, clock were standard on the Impala line in 1960. Full wheel covers were $14.95. Power windows were available, so was power steering. You could opt out on the radio. A blanking plate would have been installed. You could use your savings to bump up to a 4 Speed on the floor. 3-on-tree was standard, followed by Powerglide, then turboglide transmissions. If available, a 3 speed w/overdrive may have only been available on the Corvette. Fuel injection, though available on the full size models in 1959, was only available on the Corvette in 1960.
bad dog: I don't think AM/FM was available until 1963 or 64.
Era uma época muito boa, aonde as pessoas eram felizes com uma economia financeira satisfatória.
This is amazing.
this film has very good sound as well as color
I would have liked the engine tester job. The tester for the new cars on the Dyno would have been awesome also. Great video!
Back before we were overrun with "foreign jobs"
Foreign cars took over due to the complacency of the American auto makers. Blaming foreign makes while failing to respond to them is the kind of behaviour that caused this.
No tattoos. No beard. No caps. All the workers look clean well shaven and presentable. So committed. Golden age of America.
Back when gm could make a vehicle
american too
The people, cars and everything in this video have been thrown away!
You know you've gotten old when you remember being stranded on the side of the road by a 1959 Chevy that was only a few years old...
...or when all the cars you grew up riding around in are either "classics" now, or antiques. 🥴
That narrator,,,he was everywhere
They did things on a Big scale for sure .. Very impressive .. In many ways the cars were better back then.. Quality control got really bad in the 1980's but's that's when the Japanese cars got popular and the Big 3 had to wake up and catch up ..
Oh, to have that last white Impala in my garage. Beauty
BACK WHEN AMERICAN CARS WERE UNIQUE ,EACH HAD IT,S OWN STYLE AND SHAPE AND MORE VARIATION ALL AROUND ,AND IF YOU WERE HANDY YOU COULD FIX YOUR CAR UNLIKE TODAY WITH ALL THE ELECTRONICS YOU NEED A HANDHELD COMPUTER TO REPAIR THE SMALLEST THING ON TODAY,S CARS.THANKS -ACDELCO FOR THIS REMINDER OF WHAT AMERICA WAS .
Sadly technology and greed fired every single one of these workers. Progress loves know one.
it's a matter of speeding up the forces that create equality. technology has beenadvancing for a very long tim.e
would be great if they would show a detailed c2 corvette build >> would like to now how many c2 corvettes they produced per hour
A day when taking pride in your work meant something, men dressed as men and women dressed as ladies! and people wanted to work what an awesome time it was! American values Husbands and wives building American quality cars that still cruise the streets today.
But, ONLY at the local car shows in FULLY rebuilt condition!
Modern cars are reliable, economical and safe, they have no style, all look the same and are about as interesting as a refrigerator.
But it's what regulations force us to buy.
American cars here in the UK when I was a kid,1960s , were generally left by U S Airmen going back home.
Thanks for the upload .
I worked in two plants similar.
TRAILMOBILE Made tractor trailers & flatbeds.
I put dies in presses & brakes.
The BUDD COMPANY (Was to Ford & Chrysler what Fisher Body is to GM)
Same gig.Heavy Equipment Operator
Both Union jobs Good pay good benefits
Good old days 😇
This is when America was America !
Tecnologia avançada pra época.
Пока Америка в Машинки ИГРАЛА.... Русские в КОСМОС полетели !и это простые Советские Работяги!
It's crazy just to think about where these cars and people ended up
ALL DEAD!